Chapter 9 Vocabularyi
Across
- 3. a elongated and closed curve
- 6. occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun
- 10. Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun
- 11. the spinning of Earth on it's axis
- 12. when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun and casts a shadow on part of the Earth
- 13. more of the illuminated Moon can be seen each night in this stage
- 14. different forms that the Moon takes in it's appearance from Earth
- 16. occurs when the sun is directly above the equator
Down
- 1. a round three dimensional object
- 2. dark flare regions that are formed by lava filling craters
- 4. the day the Sun reaches the greatest distance north or south of the equator
- 5. a depression left by a meteorite
- 7. when all of the Moon's surface reflects light
- 8. when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon
- 9. when you see less of the illuminated Moon is seen each night
- 15. a imaginary vertical line